The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Alumni Association is proud to serve the more than 215,000 alumni living in 110 countries around the world. It is our privilege to recognize our talented and inspirational alumni and their accomplishments.
Abbey Hernandez
- 2022
- 2019
With 20+ years in financial services, I’ve built a career at the intersection of operational resilience and leadership. I currently…
William Thien
- 2016
William Thien, a graduate of The Lubar EMBA Program (2016) and a 1980 graduate of The College of Letters and…
Rochelle Rogan
- 1990
For the 2025-26 school year, I became the District Librarian overseeing the 10 school libraries serving PreK-12th graders for Richmond…
Michael Larson
- 1989
The Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll 1944-1964 by David Luhrssen (‘91, MA History) and Michael Larson (‘89, BS Political Science) was published in April by Bloomsbury Academic. This…
David Luhrssen
- 1991
The Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll 1944-1964 by David Luhrssen (‘91, MA History) and Michael Larson (‘89, BS Political Science) was published in April by Bloomsbury Academic. This…
Hunter Turpin
- 2023
Hunter Turpin has a new beat at BizTimes Milwaukee. Turpin, who has worked for the publication since 2023, covering real estate, will now be writing stories…
Soham Patel
- 2018
Soham Patel published their most recent work, a multi-genre collection titled The Daughter Industry, in April. The book examines the social and economic dynamics…
Taufeeque Ali
- 2024
Dr. Taufeeque Ali, together with UWM Chemistry & Biochemistry professor Dr. Xiaohua Peng, co-founded SynXT Therapeutics last year to develop…
Susan Frost
- 2001
Susan Frost of Green Bay has been elected to a three-year term on the board of Wisconsin Humanities. Frost, an…
Marissa Cudworth
- 2025
- 2018
UWM alumna Marissa Cudworth recently started a full-time job with the Guatemalan organization Limitless Horizons Ixil as International and Operations Coordinator. Her career centers…
Leonela Alejandro
- 2020
Puerto Rican guitarist and UWM alumna Leonela Alejandro made her Carnegie Hall debut in April as part of the winner’s…
Pakou Yang
- 2003
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Pakou Yang to serve as president of…
Robert Brinkmann
- PhD
- MS
Robert Brinkmann has been named the 16th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Brinkmann, currently dean of the College…
Edith Chavez
- 2018
Edith Chavez Receives President’s Award from NVLA Menomonee Falls, Wis. – Edith Chavez received the President’s Award from the National…
Andrea Carter-Robin
- 1999
Dr. Andrea Carter-Robin, Ed.D., is the lead author of an upcoming Routledge publication, Think Like a Reading Teacher: Foundations for…
Julie Mazzarella Geredien
- 1995
Julie Mazzarella Geredien, M.F.A. ’95, an educator, performing artist, and independent scholar has completed her first book, Arrows Tipped with…
Eugenio Calderon
- 2024
Eugenio Calderon, who graduated from UWM in 2024, is one of the Shedd Aquarium’s first bilingual educators on staff. The Chicago-based aquarium…
Jennifer Hale
- 2005
Jennifer Hale put her journalism minor to work, and she wrote and published book titled: Divorce Out Loud: From Heartbreak…
Laura Bartels
- 2009
Laura Bartels, MLIS, 2009. After working in Milwaukee (2005-2011) and Chicago (2011-2024) area libraries and progressing through library positions as…
Steve Everett Jr.
- 2018
Steve Everett Jr. Named President of L.T. Hampel Corp. Veteran executive takes leadership reins from Paul Lorge CONTACT: Ashley Hansen,…